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{{SPlantbox
|familia=Poaceae
|genus=Bambusa
|taxo_author=Schreb.
|common_name=Bamboo
|name_ref=Wikipedia
|habit=bamboo
|habit_ref=Wikipedia
|Min ht box=15
|Min ht metric=ft
|Max ht box=80
|Max ht metric=ft
|height_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
|lifespan=perennial
|life_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
|exposure=sun, part-sun
|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
|water=wet, moist, moderate
|water_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
|features=foliage
|Temp Metric=°F
|image=Bambusa multiplex3.jpg
|image_width=200
|image_caption=Bambusa multiplex
}}
'''''Bambusa''''' is a large [[genus]] (about 37 [[species]]) of clumping [[bamboo]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://delta-intkey.com/grass/www/bambusa.htm |title=The grass genera of the world: descriptions, illustrations, identification, and information retrieval; including synonyms, morphology, anatomy, physiology, phytochemistry, cytology, classification, pathogens, world and local distribution, and references |accessdate=2009-08-19 |author=Watson L, Dallwitz MJ. |year=2008 |work=The Grass Genera of the World }}</ref> These species are usually giant ones, with numerous branches at a node and one or two much larger than the rest. They are found in [[Tropics|tropical]] and [[subtropical]] areas of [[Asia]], especially in the [[monsoon]] and wet [[Tropics]].